HAL 16/17 Round 2 - Other Fixtures

[boz-monaut]

way to put an end to the 'what a waste of money' chants

[plague]

Grand final gonna be so good with a 6k crowd.

[halo se7en]

Card fest? Was the same ref for both games and he let two bad tackles on Bozanic go unpunished last week. One of them was studs directly to ankle by Borello I think and I don't even remember it being a foul.

31 fouls for 8 cards last week. And being the same ref kinda proves my point - he was probably spoken to and hence tried to tone it down last night, where he issued 4 cards for 36 fouls. I know there isn't a set fouls-cards ratio but being spoken to is the only reason I can explain such a massive inconsistency from the same ref in consecutive weeks.

[Retro Jet]

31 fouls for 8 cards last week. And being the same ref kinda proves my point - he was probably spoken to and hence tried to tone it down last night, where he issued 4 cards for 36 fouls. I know there isn't a set fouls-cards ratio but it's the only reason I can explain such a massive inconsistency from the same ref in consecutive weeks.

Nice work h7.
Stats - nailing the pr!cks to the wall.

[halo se7en]

Nice work h7.
Stats - nailing the pr!cks to the wall.

Damn straight. Stats turn a murky argument into a nailed on fact.

[Jetmaster]

Grand final gonna be so good with a 6k crowd.

They'll pick up enuff bandwagoners to fill Etihad.

[plague]

Damn straight. Stats turn a murky argument into a nailed on fact.

Statz is gospel bruh.
Who was the man of the match in the Aus v Japan game btw?

[Retro Jet]

I gotta get look on the Tards Foz tonight for some massive ROFL's...

[boz-monaut]

have they put up the crowd for the Melbourne derby?

[boz-monaut]

hadn't missed it
43,188

[Roundball Enthusiast]

City will put 8 past us, with 80% possession.

They literally just ****ed Victory back to primary school.

[halo se7en]

Statz is gospel bruh.
Who was the man of the match in the Aus v Japan game btw?

Honda. Only assist of the game.

[plague]

Honda. Only assist of the game.

Jap #8 got a goal and assist, yet Brad Smif got Fox Sports MOM.

Please explain?

[Retro Jet]

City will put 8 past us, with 80% possession.

They literally just ****ed Victory back to primary school.

Hmmmm...makes me wonder are we witnessing the beginning or the firm
establishment of the great divide that is forming in the A-League.
I also wonder if Mr Lee is watching other clubs with any interest to see who
and what his competitive market is.

[terry]

City for the cup

[leftrightout]

City... wow!
One of the best performances I've seen in A-League history. Their football was quality and game plan smashed Victory. Biggest question is, can they repeat that for most of the year? If they can, no one will go close. Sydney looking the only other team likely to challenge.

[Premy]

Whilst City were good, Victory were very poor.

Rojas and Khalfallah were nonexistent in defense. The Victory defense got over run and they couldn't handle the press from City, the front 4 for Victory were terrible in holding possession which only put more pressure on their defense.
Muscat was found out last night, he inherited a set up team from Ange with a great plan A. But when plan A doesn't work Muscat is shown to be out of his depth.

[belchardo]

At first I thought cahill's goal was pretty good but a bit arsey, but the end on shot shows just how good a shot it was. Outstanding!

[Jetmaster]

NYE...Gosford...Scum play City the first time. Alternative nights entertainment.

[halo se7en]

Whilst City were good, Victory were very poor.

Rojas and Khalfallah were nonexistent in defense. The Victory defense got over run and they couldn't handle the press from City, the front 4 for Victory were terrible in holding possession which only put more pressure on their defense.
Muscat was found out last night, he inherited a set up team from Ange with a great plan A. But when plan A doesn't work Muscat is shown to be out of his depth.

+1... plus I'd say Khalfallah was simply non-existent the whole match.

This is a very good City team and on paper it looks like they'll exceed last year's effort comfortably. I thought losing Mooy & Novillo would be a blow but they simply replaced them with Cahill, Colazo, Brandon & Brattan which is somewhat terrifying. I'll wait another month before declaring them title favourites, but along with Sydney, they'd be early frontrunners. Not just on current form, but also due to how unimpressive Adelaide, WSW and Victory have been so far. I'm hoping I can add Brisbane to that list tonight.